Reflection

I found the article very interesting and helpful. However, I already knew most of the advice that was posted. I am well aware that people look through my social network accounts. Social media accounts shown a reflection of yourself. Personally, I agree with most of the suggestions but some of them I do not. For example, the "selfies have to stop" should not create a judgement on your character by other people. If a person is confident with themselves and want to express it through social networks, so be it.

Philly + Tetris

• 29-story building in Philadelphia becomes a large Tetris game
• The reason was to celebrate the 30 years of "Tetris"
• The festivities were a part of the Philly Tech Week
• The crowds love it and it reveals a magnificent sight

MLB Video Game

• MLB Advanced Media has released a baseball video game
• It can be played on Playstation 3, X Box and Apple mobile devices
• This is the first time a major professional sport has developed its own console game
• It will be sold in 2014 for only $19.99
• The name of the game is called RBI Baseball '14
• Any baseball lovers should definitely buy it!

Cortana: Microsoft's Siri

• Cortana is referred to as Microsoft's "personal digital assistant"
• Has the ability to browse the web, set up alarms, shift calendar appointments, find restaurants, place calls, send messages and much more.
• It has very similar features as the Apple's Siri
• Cortana also recognizes your habits such as when you wake up, when you're at school/work etc and uses information to predict your next move

Scientists have created a mini mars on earth called "mars yard". This replica is made in london and costs about 832000. The main purpose is so the european space agency can test out new rover they hope to use. The rover they are making is one they hope can travel and make its own safe route. The rover should be out in 2018. If all goes well the ESA will hope to launch their two missions up to mars in the 2020s.

Samsung's Milk

Just like how Apple has iTunes and the Beats has its Beats music...Samsung now has Milk. It is a customizable, ad-free music streaming service that Samsung provides. Owners of Samsung phones have access to over 200 stations. The name "milk" is used to represent the brand's "fresh take" on music. Milk has features that other appliances apparently lack. Also, Milk Music offers exclusive music programs for emerging artists. 

Educational Technology and Copyright Law

Copyright is a United States federal law that protects original "works of authorship" such as:

• literary
• written
• dramatic
• artistic
• musical
• other

Any work uploaded to the internet is automatically copyrighted. No paperwork is needed.

There are four exclusive rights

1. Reproduce the copyrighted work;
2. Display the copyrighted work publicly;
3. Prepare derivative works based on the copyrighted work; and
4. Distribute copies of the copyrighted work to the public by sale, rental or lending, and/or to display the image.